Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-22
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
MONDAY, DEC. II.

Senate.-Immediatel after the reading
Of the journal Of Thursday, Hoar offered
a resolution naming the senators to con-
stitute the standing committees for the
50th congress, which was adopted. A
similar resolution naming the senators
to constitute the select committe es
was also offered by Hoar and adopted.
a large number of communications and
petitions were presented and referred
among them the following: To prevent
the manufacture and sale Of intoxicating
liquors in the territories; for the allow
ance of bounty of 1888 per month to
all men in the army during the war, and
for an amendment to the constitution
allowing congress to pass uniform laws
on the subject of marriage and divorce.
Many bills were introduced and re-
ferred, among them the following: To
divide portion of the Sioux reservation
in Dakota; for the admission of the
state Washington into the union; repeal
ing the timber and presumption laws: to
encourage the manufacture of steel for
modern arms and armor and to provide
heavy ordinances, Notifications and other
,seacoast defenses; for the free coinage
of silver, and to regulate immigration.
Hotse.-A number of executive COM
munioations, principally relative to pri
vate lend claims in New Mexico, were
laid before the house by the
speaker and appropriately referred
Springer, of Illinois, presented the pc
tition OF Owen Chase, who claims to be
elected delegate from the territory or
Cimarron, commonly known as the pub
lie land strip" At 1:30, Speaker Carlisle
having left the chair, and having called
Crisp to preside, requested the house to
relieve him of the responsibility of ap-
pointing a committee on elections. He
said the early selection of that committee
by the house would greatly facilitate the.
appointment of other committees. A
resolution was adopted providing that
the house will tomorrow proceed to the
election OF a committee on elections.
TUESDAY, DEG. -.
Seaate.-After the presentation of a
large number of petitions this morning,
Senator Morrell, for the committee on
finance, reported back the senate bill to
credit and pay to the several states and
territories and to the District of Col
Rmbia all moneys collected under the
direct taxation act of 1861. Sen. Ingalls,
introduced bills to remove the Limitation
-
ing arrears in certain cases to those
pensioned by special acts of congress.
Other bills were introduced among them
the following: Sem Sherman-For the
preservation of the woods and
forests adjacent to the sources of
navigable rivers and their affuences.
Sen. Hood = A constitutional amend
ment for the extension of the congress
sional term till the last Tuesday in April
Sen. Cullom-To amend the interstate
commerce acts also for the establishment
and operation of United States postal
telegraph; also, to equalize the rates of
pensions in certain cases; also, to extend
the pension laws to steamboat men and
others acting under orders of United
States officers. Sen. Jones lark. Open
ing the great Sioux reservation in Ne
braska to settlement. Sen Frye-To
promote the political progress and
commerci:i prosperity of the
American nation. Sen. Gray To
establish court of appeal
Sen. Plat offered a resolution, which
was referred to the committee on rules,
To amend the rules so that hereafter the
senate shalt consider and act upon treat
les and executive nominations in open
session, except when otherwise order
ed. The select committee OF the last con-
gress on methods in the executive
departments was continued, with leave
to report any time prior to January
25th. Sen. Dolph called up the bill, intro
duced by him yesterday, to provide for
Notifications and other sea-coast de-
lenses. On his motion it was referred
to the committee o. coast line defense.
House-A large number of executive
communications were laid before the
house by the speaker, and appropriately
referred; and then at 1910 recess was
taken until l O'Clock. After recess,
the speaker having called Mills, Of